Collection Descriptions
The CIMC collection supports the Teacher Certification Programs, includes scholarly and PK-12 Print, media, and electronic materials;and is developed in collaboration with the libraries of the UW-Madison and University of Wisconsin System.
CIMC Professional Collection
The professional education collection includes titles in the areas of theory and practice of education, curriculum development, teacher education, educational psychology, special education, physical education and dance, educational technology, educational testing and measurement, childhood development, adult and vocational education, counseling and guidance, and educational administration related to preschool through grade 12 education.
PreK-12 Collection
The primary purpose of the PreK-12 collection is to support the teacher certification programs in the School of Education. These materials are designed to be used by students as they learn to identify, select, evaluate and use a multiplicity of resources in developing the curriculum for elementary and secondary students. The reading level of these materials ranges from preschool through secondary, with a strong emphasis on those materials from preschool through the middle school years. Materials are collected in those subject areas in which the School of Education offers teacher certification. The collections are developed to provide a current, not a historical, perspective.
The PreK-12 collection includes materials for preschool, kindergarten, elementary and secondary education. Textbooks, handbooks of classroom activities, sound recordings, educational kits and games, videotapes and compter files are intershelved according to subject area, along with juvenile fiction, non-fiction trade books, and other items that are representative of materials found in a school library media center. The textbooks (LT) have limited circulation.
CIMC Journals Collection
The CIMC receives over 265 journals in the field of education for use within the CIMC. Full text access to selected articles from many of these journals is available through links in MadCat, the online campus catalog.
CIMC Reference Collection
The reference collection contains general and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, guides, handbooks, and statistical compilations pertinent to the field of education. Materials are available in both print and electronic formats. Items circulate for one day.
Testing Resources
The CIMC owns hundreds of standardized educational and psychological tests pertinent to PreK-12 education, as well as the entire Educational Testing Service's Tests in Microfiche collection. Some tests are open to all users; others are located in a restricted collection which is only available to users with School of Education faculty authorization. You may learn more about the Restricted Test Collection here.